--- title: "Raith Rovers Football Club: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/raith-rovers-football-club-kirkcaldy-761811 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Raith Rovers Football Club: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Raith Rovers Football Club (Companies House SC026287, Kirkcaldy) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the International Sportsperson route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 20 May 2022 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: International Sportsperson - First seen on the register: 20 May 2022 - Legal name: RAITH ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: KIRKCALDY - Registered address: The Pavilion Stark's Park, Pratt Street, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, KY1 1SA - Companies House number: SC026287 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC026287) - Website: https://www.raithrovers.net - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/raithroverscf - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/raith-rovers-football-club-kirkcaldy-761811 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 49 licensed sponsors in Kirkcaldy: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/kirkcaldy - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - Among 1,456 International Sportsperson sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/international-sportsperson ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 24 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 21 Aug 2026: New director appointed: ADAMSON, Alastair Scott. Director change recorded on 21 Aug 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 May 2026: New director appointed: SIM, John Geddes. Director change recorded on 1 May 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 23 Mar 2026: Director resigned: SMART, Colin Methven. Director change recorded on 23 Mar 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 2 Mar 2026: Director resigned: MCKENZIE, Dean Thomas. Director change recorded on 2 Mar 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 31 Dec 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 4 Dec 2025: Director resigned: MACGREGOR, William. Director change recorded on 4 Dec 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 25 Jun 2025: Director resigned: BARROWMAN, Andrew. Director change recorded on 25 Jun 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 2 Dec 2024: New director appointed: MACGREGOR, William. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 23 Nov 2024: Director resigned: MACDONALD, Steven. Director change recorded on 23 Nov 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 21 Nov 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Nov 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 19 Nov 2024: Director resigned: SINTON, David Baldie. Director change recorded on 19 Nov 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 17 Jan 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Jan 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 3 Jan 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 Jan 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Jun 2023: New director appointed: SMART, Colin Methven. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jun 2023: New director appointed: MCKENZIE, Dean Thomas. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jun 2023: New director appointed: BARROWMAN, Andrew. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jun 2023: New director appointed: SINTON, David Baldie. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jun 2023: Director resigned: MORGAN, Thomas Ireland. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jun 2023: Director resigned: SIMPSON, Susan Carr. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jun 2023: Director resigned: SIM, John Geddes. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jun 2023: New director appointed: KILGOUR, Ruaridh Ian. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jun 2023: New director appointed: HALLIDAY, Allan Brown. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jan 2023: New director appointed: SIMPSON, Susan Carr. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 May 2022: Secretary resigned: SINTON, David Baldie. Company secretary change recorded on 31 May 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Raith Rovers Football Club ### Is Raith Rovers Football Club a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Raith Rovers Football Club in KIRKCALDY is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Raith Rovers Football Club sponsor? Raith Rovers Football Club is licensed for International Sportsperson. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Raith Rovers Football Club based? The register lists Raith Rovers Football Club at The Pavilion Stark's Park, Pratt Street, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, KY1 1SA. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number SC026287. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/raith-rovers-football-club-kirkcaldy-761811 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/raith-rovers-football-club-kirkcaldy-761811.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.